Extreme Makeovers: the Yaks' 'yubitsume'

[Taro Toporific]

Japan's mafia members seek 'respect'
BBC / May 18
....A Tokyo clinic called the New Body Institute has inadvertently come to the aid of the country's reviled criminals. ....While the criminal nature of yakuza activities make reliable data hard to come by, Dr Hill says it is generally accepted that finger amputation is growing less common amongst gangsters. ...

[GuyJean]

Dr Hill says it is generally accepted that finger amputation is growing less common amongst gangsters. ...

Don't they have pinky prosthetics, or something?.. I thought we talked about that before..



GJ

[jingai]

I take it you didn't read the article which is about fake fingers

However, with a realistic prosthetic finger the prospect of a legitimate job can become a possibility.

Recently though, Ms Niino says she has noticed a shift in the aim of her gangster clients.

Far from turning their backs on crime, some now say they want to continue in the yakuza but to also have the option of appearing normal, she says.

"When their children get married, they want to be able to meet their in-laws and look like respectable people. And for that 10 fingers are necessary."

[GuyJean]

I take it you didn't read the article which is about fake fingers

Who's got time to read?

GJ